Object Details
- Description
- This Kansas license plate was used around 1924. The state of Kansas first issued license plates in 1913, but didn't put the year on them until 1921. Before then, the state changed the shape and location of the "KAN" abbreviation or changed the color to differentiate between years.
- As the number of motor vehicles reached tens of thousands, state and local governments assumed a new power: authorizing vehicles and drivers. In 1901, New York became the first state to register automobiles; by 1918 all states required license plates.
- 1924
- ID Number
- 1985.3084.01
- catalog number
- 1985.3084.01
- accession number
- 1985.3084
- Object Name
- License Plate: Kansas
- license plate
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 5 3/4 in x 14 3/4 in x 1/4 in; 14.605 cm x 37.465 cm x .635 cm
- Associated Place
- United States: Kansas
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Transportation, Road
- America on the Move
- Transportation
- Exhibition
- America On The Move
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1211870
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-9681-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
